{"id":6657,"date":"2018-01-18T09:46:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T14:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=6657"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:47:20","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/infectious-diseases-fellowship\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"

UConn Health<\/h3>\n

A 224-bed hospital at UConn Health in Farmington, provides highly specialized inpatient, outpatient and primary care services. UConn Health contains most of the departmental research laboratories as well as the medical, dental and graduate schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lisa<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Lisa M. Chirch, M.D., FIDSA<\/strong><\/a>
\nProfessor of Medicine
\nDirector, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: HIV\/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Antiviral Therapy, Metabolic Complications of HIV, PrEP, Bone and Joint infections, Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Kevin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Kevin Dieckhaus, M.D., FIDSA<\/strong><\/a>
\nChief, Division of Infectious Diseases; Core Faculty Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program; Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: HIV\/AIDS Retention in Care, Therapeutics, and Adherence, Global Health and Development Travel Medicine, Nosocomial Infections, HIV-Related Education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"David<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

David B. Banach, M.D., M.P.H.<\/strong><\/a>
\nCore Faculty, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program; Professor of Medicine; Head of Infection Prevention; Hospital Epidemiologist<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Health Care Associated Infections, Infections in Immunocompromised Patients, Infection Control and Prevention<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Casey<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Casey Godshal, M.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nUConn John Dempsey Hospital Site Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: HIV\/AIDS, Opportunistic Infections, Viral Hepatitis, PrEP, LTBI, Orthopedic Infections<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"David<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

David A. Fraulino, D.O.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Infections caused by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Justin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Justin D. Radolf, M.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nProfessor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Lyme Disease\/Borrelia burgdorferi; Syphilis\/Treponema pallidum<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Mary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Mary E. Snayd, M.D.<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: HIV\/AIDS, Hepatitis C, Sexually Transmitted Diseases<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jeffrey<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jeffrey Aeschlimann, Pharm.D.<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Associate Professor of Pharmacy<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Pharmacokinetics, Resistance Mechanisms<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"P.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

P. Rocco LaSala, M.D., D(ABMM)<\/strong><\/a>
\nAssociate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
\nDirector, Clinical Microbiology<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Research interests include evaluating traditional and novel methods for detecting antimicrobial resistance, reducing analytic time for microbial detection, and optimizing clinical utilization of laboratory testing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Hartford Hospital<\/h3>\n

Sharing an extensive medical campus with the Connecticut Children's, Hartford Hospital is an 850-bed acute care, regional, medical center providing care in all medical specialties. The Institute of Living provides comprehensive care and treatment for psychiatric and chemically-dependent patients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Shaheena<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Shaheena Shan, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Medical Director, Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Infectious Diseases at Hartford Hospital
\nAssistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine
\nSite Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program
\nChair, Resident and Fellow Council, CT American College of Physicians<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: General Infectious Diseases, Chronic Wounds, HIV, Hepatitis C, Travel Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ulysses<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ulysses Wu, M.D.<\/strong>
\nSystem Director of Infectious Diseases, Chief Epidemiologist, Chief Antimicrobial Steward<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, HAI\u2019s, FUO\u2019s, the Differential Diagnosis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Patrick<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Patrick Cahill, M.D.<\/strong>
\nMedical Director, Community Care Clinic<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: HIV\/Primary Care, Gender Health, Addiction Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Faiqa<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Faiqa Cheema, M.D.<\/strong>
\nMedical Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital
\nAssistant Director, General Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital
\nAssistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Infections in Immunocompromised Patients; Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients, Solid Tumors. Device-associated Infections LVAD. Management of complex chronic lung infections by atypical mycobacterial pathogens. Management of infections in Cystic fibrosis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Megan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Megan Gallagher, M.D., M.P.H.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital
\nAssistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: General ID, Healthcare-acquired Infections, OPAT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Eunsun<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Eunsun \u201cEmma\u201d Lee, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Director, Infectious Diseases<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Inpatient Infectious Diseases, HIV\/Primary Care<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ann<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ann Palmer, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Director, Infectious Disease, Hartford Hospital Community Health
\nAssistant Professor Infectious Infectious Diseases University of Connecticut School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Infectious Diseases, Antibiotic Stewardship.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lavanya<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Lavanya Jitendranath, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital
\nAssistant Clinical Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Bone and Joint Infections, Complicated Infections, Health Care Infections, Surgical Site Infections, Travel Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Paul<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Paul Anthony, M.D.<\/strong>
\nSystem Medical Director, Colleague Health, Hartford HealthCare
\nAssistant Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, Hartford Hospital<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: HIV, Infections and the Workplace, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Hospital-acquired Infections, Travel Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center<\/h3>\n

With two campus locations in Hartford and over 600 acute care beds, it anchors a regional health care system which includes the Hoffman Heart Institute of Connecticut, the Saint Francis\/Mount Sinai Regional Cancer Center and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Connecticut. An advanced computerized physician order entry system brings added safety to patient care at Saint Francis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jessica<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jessica Abrantes-Figueiredo, M.D.<\/strong>
\nChief of Infectious Disease, Antimicrobial Stewardship Physician Lead, Infection Prevention Physician Lead<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infection Prevention, HIV, Hepatitis C<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Tilahun<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D., FACP, FIDSA<\/strong>
\nAssociate Medical Director
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine, UConn School of Medicine and Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Hospital Acquired Infections, Antimicrobial Stewardship, HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Travel Medicine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Lauren<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Lauren Ibrahim, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine, UConn School of Medicine
\nTrinity Health of New England, Saint Francis Hospital<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: OB\/GYN Infections, Bacterial Infections\/MRSA, Antibiotic Stewardship, HIV, Hepatitis C<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Harry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Harry Conte, M.D.
\n<\/strong>Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest:\u00a0Travel Medicine and Infections in the Returning Traveler<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Myrla<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Myrla Sajo, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Bone and Joint Infections Specifically Prosthetic Joint Infections, Implant-Associated Osteomyelitis of the Long Bone and Vertebral Spine, Surgical Site Infections, HIV\/AIDS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Hospital of Central Connecticut<\/h3>\n

A 362-bed acute care facility located in a nearby community of more than 70,000 people which provides a full spectrum of medical and surgical services. The hospital is a Connecticut affiliate of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sarah<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Sarah Banks, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor, Hospital Epidemiologist<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: General Infectious Diseases, HIV, Hospital Acquired Infections, MDR Gram Negative Infections<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Henry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Henry Anyimadu, M.D., FACP
\n<\/strong>Assistant Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Bacterial Infections, Hepatitis C, HIV\/AIDS, Global Health<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jennifer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jennifer Clark, M.D.
<\/strong>Hospital Epidemiology<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Antibiotic Utilization<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Carol<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Carol Halasan, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Bone and Joint Infectious Disease, Infections of Immunocompromised Host, General Infectious Diseases, Mycobacterial Disease<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Jesse<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jesse Serrins, D.O. <\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: HIV, Antibiotic Stewardship, Infections of Immunocompromised Patients<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Connecticut Children\u2019s<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Juan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Juan C. Salazar, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP<\/strong>
\nPhysician-in-Chief
\nExecutive Vice President of Academic Affairs
\nChair, Department of Pediatrics and Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine
\nProgram Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Pediatric HIV, Immune Response of Pediatric and Adult Patients with Lyme disease Bacterium, International Translational Research (China and Columbia Collaboration)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Hassan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Hassan El Chebib, M.D., FAAP<\/strong>
\nAssociate Program Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
\nAssistant Professor, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Patients with Immune Deficiencies, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Bone and Joint Infections, Viral Respiratory Infections<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Henry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Henry M. Feder Jr., M.D.<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Periodic Fever, MRSA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Melissa<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Melissa Held, M.D.<\/strong>
\nSenior Associate Dean of Medical Student Education
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Medical Education, Professionalism, Lyme Disease, Global Child Health, Tropical Diseases, Kawasaki Disease, Zoonotic Infections, Neonatal Fever, Rotavirus<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Hillary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Hillary Hernandez-Trujillo, M.D., MSCE<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Allergy and Immunology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ashley<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ashley Howard, D.O.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine <\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Congenital Cytomegalovirus, Perinatal Infections, Immunology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Ian<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ian C. Michelow, M.D., FCPaed<\/strong>
\nDivision Head, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology
\nAssociate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Malaria Pathogenesis and Vaccines, Ebola Virus Disease, Clinical Epidemiology, Congenital Syphilis, and Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Gavin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Gavin Schwarz, M.D.<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Disorders of the Immune System, Including Primary Immunodeficiency Disease (PIDO)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"No<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Jennifer E. Girotto, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP<\/strong>
\nCo-Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
\nAssociate Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
\nAssociate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Grace<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Grace H. Hong, APRN<\/strong>
\nLead Clinical Editor for Connecticut Children's Medical Clinical Pathways Program<\/p>\n

Areas of Interest: Immunocompromised Patients Requiring IVIG Therapy, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Hospital-wide Clinical Pathways, Protocols and Associated Educational Modules<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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